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Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Muskingum

FIPS code
  
39-70170

Elevation
  
217 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:22 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086733

Area
  
72.3 km²

Population
  
1,113 (2000)

Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio

Weather
  
15°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 44% Humidity

Salt Creek Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,113 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Salt Creek Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Perry Township - north
  • Union Township - northeast
  • Rich Hill Township - east
  • Meigs Township - southeast corner
  • Blue Rock Township - south
  • Wayne Township - west
  • No municipalities are located in Salt Creek Township, although the unincorporated community of Chandlersville lies in the western part of the township.

    Name and history

    Salt Creek Township was named after its Salt Creek. It is one of five Salt Creek Townships statewide.

    By the 1830s, Salt Creek Township had several mills and salt factories, and two churches.

    Government

    The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

    References

    Salt Creek Township, Muskingum County, Ohio Wikipedia